William Halsey (mayor)

William Halsey (1770-16 August 1843) was Mayor of Newark from 1836 to 1837, preceding Theodore Frelinghuysen.

Biography
William Halsey was born in Short Hills, New Jersey in 1770, and he worked as an attorney before being elected Mayor of Newark in 1836 at the age of 66. He served for just one year, and he went on to serve as director of the Newark Aqueduct Company before dying in 1843.